Nope, but after reading a recent article on the Digital Bits, I think I'm a Blu-Ray convert. It appears that Universals exclusive use of HD-DVD may not have anything to do with the format and may indeed be just because of kickbacks or something else (note that this is conjecture on my part). Apparently someone asked a Universal exec about the whole thing and about getting Spielberg's movies (specifically Jaws) on HD-DVD and they said that Spielberg hadn't committed to either format. That was a week before the CE3K announcement at Comic-Con. Also, apparently Universals parent company, GE, is not happy about their exclusive use of HD-DVD.

So it seems to me that yes, Universal either needs to adopt Blu-Ray in addition to HD-DVD or switch to Blu-Ray all together. I'm also pretty sure that multi-format players will be out this Christmas, which will effectively end the format war. If I can find a reasonably priced dual format player (reasonably priced being something under $500, preferably under $300), then I'll gladly upgrade. Until then, I'll continue enjoying DVDs on my HDTV (yes, I know they aren't as good, but there's also no chance of getting stuck with something that won't work in the future).